nitpick

/ˈnɪt.pɪk/

Meanings

verb

吹毛求疵，挑刺儿。

To correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details.

Examples :

"Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums."

总会有人吹毛求疵，挑论坛上任何拼写错误的小毛病。

verb

挑剔，吹毛求疵。

To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.

Examples :

"Watch the mother gorilla nitpick the baby’s fur clean."

注意看，母猩猩正在仔細地從幼崽的毛皮裡挑虱卵，把它弄乾淨。

attitude action character

Related Words

details noun

/dɪˈteɪlz/

细节，详情。

"Note this fine detail in the lower left corner."

注意左下角这个容易被忽略的细微之处。

correct adjective

/kəˈɹɛkt/

正确，准确。

"The teacher's answer was correct. "

老师的答案是正确的。

mother noun

/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌðɚ/

母亲，妈妈

"He had something of his mother in him."

他身上带着点儿他妈妈的影子。

forums noun

/ˈfɔːrəmz/ /ˈfɔːrʌmz/

论坛，讨论区

"Students use online forums to discuss their homework assignments. "

学生们使用在线论坛/讨论区来讨论他们的作业。

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

某人，有人

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

你需要为你心里的那个特别的人准备一份礼物吗？

invariably adverb

/ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bli/ /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bli/

总是，一贯地。

"He is invariably late for meetings."

他总是开会迟到。

minutiae noun

/maɪˈn(j)uːʃ(ɪ)ˌaɪ/

细枝末节, 琐碎细节

"They spent all their time on minutiae, never making real progress."

他们把所有时间都花在了细枝末节上，始终没有取得任何实际进展。

posted verb

/pəʊstɪd/ /poʊstɪd/

张贴，公布。

"Post no bills."

请勿张贴广告。

spelling verb

/ˈspɛlɪŋ/

着迷，迷惑.

"The magician's words seemed to spell her into a deep sleep. "

魔术师的话语似乎让她着了魔，陷入了沉睡。

fault noun

/fɒlt/ /fɔlt/

缺点，瑕疵。

"The chipped paint on the wall was a small fault in an otherwise beautiful room. "

墙上油漆的剥落，在一个如此美丽的房间里，只是一个小小的瑕疵。

gorilla noun

/ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/

大猩猩，金刚.

"The zookeeper pointed to the large gorilla, demonstrating its unique way of walking on its knuckles. "

动物园管理员指着那只巨大的大猩猩，一边向大家展示它独特的用指关节行走的姿势。

unimportant adjective

/ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːrtənt/ /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːrtnt/

不重要的，微不足道的

"The argument about who got the last cookie was completely unimportant; it didn't affect our dinner plans at all. "

关于谁吃了最后一块饼干的争论完全是微不足道的；它根本没有影响我们的晚餐计划。